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UNITED STATES o PATENT Orrica.

GEORGE W. \VILLIAMSON', OF NEWV ROS S, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTOGEORGE \V. WILLIAMSON, SR, OF SAME PLACE.

STRAW-STACKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,654, dated July1'7, 1883.

Application filed May 1, 1883.

To all 1071,0177, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WVARREN WILL- IAMSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Ross, in the county of Montgomery and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw-Stacking Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in straw-stacking machines, wherethe carrierframe is raised, lowered, or held in any desired position bythe aid of a lever and a counterbalanceweight. Heretofore said weighthas been made stationary, requiring, when the machine had to be takendown, at least two men to hold the lever horizontal after it had beenrelieved of the weight of the carrier, until said carrier had beenpartially lowered, so that the rear end of the lever rested against thecarrier; and when this precaution was not taken the weighted end of thelever would drop and break the machine, and the rear end would be raisedand interfere with the conven- Further, when the machine was folded fortransportation, the stationary weight of the lever rested on the foreend of the hounds instead of on the axle, as it should.

The objects of my improvement are, first, to dispense with extra men tohold the lever horizontally while the carrier-frame is set up foroperation or taken down; secondly, to reduce the risk of breaking themachine while setting up or taking down the carrier; thirdly, tofacilitate transportation by having the counterbalance-weight, when themachine is folded I down, at the rear end of the lever, thus bringingthe strain and weight upon the axle of the truck. I attain these objectsby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective of the machine ready for operation. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal horizontal section through my improved lever and rollingweight. Fig. 3 is a partial section and side view of the lever andweight; and Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section through the lever,showingja differently -shaped sliding (No model.)

weight, with a thumb-screw to secure said weight in any desiredposition.

The same letters refer to the same or corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

Lever O is formed of parallel bars 0 and c, with ties h, h, and h". Saidlever O is pivoted to and between the standards 13 B, which standardssupport the carrier-bolster L. The standards B B are secured through asocket to an axle which is hinged to hounds F, thus allowing the machineto fold down upon the hounds. On the bars 0 and c of lever O operatesthe counterbalance-weight G. Said counterbalance-weight G can be round,in form of a pulleywheel and roll on the top flanges of bars a and c, asshown in Figs. 1. 2, and 8, and be secured in any position desired by arope, 9, pins m, or other suitable means; or the counterbalance-weightcan slide on top of and between said bars 0 and c, in which case one ofthe bars should be provided with a flange, b, Fig. 4, to receive weightG, which could then be secured in any position desired by a thumb-Screw, f, in conjunction with flange b on bar 0, as shown in Fig. 4c.WVhen the carrierframe is to be set up for'operation or taken down fortransportation, the counterbalance-weight G on lever O is moved to thecenter between standards B B, or to the rear end of lever O, holding, inconjunction with the ratchet-lever I, the lever O in any desiredposition without extra help. When the machine is made ready for transportation,by folding the same up on the hounds F, the counterbalance ismoved to and rests at the rear 'end of lever 0, thus bringing the weightand strain down upon the axle of truck, and relieving the fore end ofthe hounds. The ties h and h prevent the counterbalance weight G fromleaving its run on bars cand c, forming a stop at both ends. Ifnecessary or desirable, a guide-rail, K, as partly shown in Fig. 3, canbe secured to top of lever-bars c and c, in order to make it impossiblefor the counterbalance-weight G to jump off from said bars.

The carrier-frame A is raised and lowered by lever G, in conjunctionwith the T-bearing D, and held in any desired position by the justablcmovable counterbalaiice-weight G on ratchet-lever I, which is pivoted tocarriersaid bars 0 and a, substantially as described,

support L, and hooked to tie 71 of lever C. and for the purpose setforth.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Let- In testimony whereof I havesigned my 5 ters Patent, is name to this specification in the presenceof I 5 In a straw-stacking machine, the eonibinatwo subscribingwitnesses. tion of the carrier-frame A, the T-bea-ring D,- GEORGE WARRENWILLHMSON. the ratchet-lever I, the standards B B, the le- "Witnesses:ver 0, pivoted to and between said standards BERNH. J. LIZIUS, 10 B B,and formed of bars 0 and c, and the ad- I GOTTF. KOEHLER.

